Tennessee Volunteers vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Tennessee Volunteers (16-1) are on their way to Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores (14-3).

The Tennessee Volunteers stepped onto the hardwood against Georgia and notched a win by a score of 74-56 in their last contest. Tennessee walked away from the contest having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (28 of 66) and buried 8 of their 27 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Volunteers made 10 of 10 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 18 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 16 dimes in the game while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When discussing the defense, Tennessee let their opponent shoot 37.7% from the floor on 20 of 53 shooting. Georgia distributed 9 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Georgia collected 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Georgia shot 83.3% when shooting free throws by making 10 of their 12 attempts. They made 6 of 21 tries from beyond the perimeter. In reference to personal fouls, the Volunteers walked away with 13 and Georgia totaled 15 personal fouls.

Jordan Gainey is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 27 mins and also snagged 7 boards. He accounted for 19 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Tennessee comes into this game with a record of 16-1 so far this year. They average 76.9 pts per game (133rd in D-1) while hitting 46.0% from the field. The Volunteers are hitting 34.3% on three-point attempts (147 of 429) and 74.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Tennessee is snagging 39.4 boards per game and has earned 274 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 74th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 14.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Volunteers are able to force 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.4 fouls. They currently rank 6th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 151 relinquished this season. The Volunteers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 35.9% (349 of 973) and they relinquish 30.8 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 24.9% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 3rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (57.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Vanderbilt Commodores got the victory with a final of 66-63 when they faced South Carolina. The Commodores corralled 13 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 21 in this game. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 15 steals for this contest. South Carolina was called for 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Commodores to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Vanderbilt converted 4 of 21 attempts (19.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Commodores walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.1%. The Commodores permitted South Carolina to make 19 of their 45 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.2% for this contest. They went 43.8% from downtown by hitting 7 out of 16 and ended up going 18 out of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Vanderbilt allowed South Carolina to pull down 36 overall (9 on the offensive side).

A.J. Hoggard pitched in for the Commodores for this game. He scored 14 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for this game. He converted 4 out of 9 in this game for a field goal rate of 44.4%, and added 4 rebounds.

Vanderbilt has a win-loss mark of 14-3 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Commodores are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which is ranked 78th in the nation. Vanderbilt has accounted for 1,401 points on the year (82.4 per game) and they snag 35.9 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.9 times per game (117th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.1 times per game. The Commodores are responsible for committing 16.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.4% from the charity stripe.

The Commodores are ranked 68th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 67.4. They have forced 16.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (144th in college hoops). The Vanderbilt defense allows 34.6% on shots from distance (116 of 335) and opponents are knocking down 70.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.4 dimes and 33.8 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 62nd and 153rd in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tennessee

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